Aside from the fact that I can NEVER spell Massachusetts correctly without the aide of spell-check I'm not really sure why this is a shock. Why do people (aided by the media of course) always look at things in isolation? Historically, midterm elections have almost always favored the minority party. To boot, the Democrats won 2008 with grandiose promises of "Hope'' and "Change" and "Believe" and all that nonsense setting them up for inevitable failure when they've been unable to meet them. Add to all of that the fact that Obama to many of us hasn't done any better/different of a job than his predecessor -- the Gallup poll puts him today at 49%. Zogby had him at 45% in August and between 45 and 49% since (on par with the last two years of Dubya's term. Contrast this with numbers in the high 60's just one year ago.
Where Dubya went to one extreme with his idiotic policies Obama is going to the complete opposite extreme. What's worse? In my opinion, they're both terrible. As much as I disagreed with Dubya and many of his policies (such as a dartboard military strategy) and scare mongering with Homeland Security and all that rigamarole, he at least was capable of making a decision. Obama looks like a fish on a bicycle.
Having said all of that I will now forever associate the song "We Don't Need Another Hero" with the Obama/Pelosi/Reid trifecta!! Ok, maybe it only makes sense in my head, but keep in mind all the rhetoric and noise about "HOPE" and "CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN" as you read the lyrics to that song. It might be a bit of a stretch, but it's cracking me up. It might make more sense if you've seen the post-apocalyptic action move Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, but I digress.
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT FROM THE WRECKAGE
CAN`T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE THIS TIME
WE ARE THE CHILDREN
THE LAST GENERATION
WE ARE THE ONES THEY LEFT BEHIND
AND I WONDER WHEN WE ARE EVER GONNA CHANGE
LIVING UNDER THE FEAR, TILL NOTHING ELSE REMAINS
WE DON`T NEED ANOTHER HERO
WE DON`T NEED TO KNOW THE WAY HOME
ALL WE WANT IS LIFE BEYOND
THUNDERDOME
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
WE CAN RELY ON
THERE`S GOTTA BE SOMETHING BETTER OUT THERE
LOVE AND COMPASSION
THEIR DAY IS COMING
ALL ELSE ARE CASTLES BUILT IN THE AIR
AND I WONDER WHEN WE ARE EVER GONNA CHANGE
LIVING UNDER THE FEAR TILL NOTHING ELSE REMAINS
ALL THE CHILDREN SAY
WE DON`T NEED ANOTHER HERO
WE DON`T NEED TO KNOW THE WAY HOME
ALL WE WANT IS LIFE BEYOND
THUNDERDOME
SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH OUR LIFES
WE LEAVE ONLY A MARK
WILL OUR STORY SHINE LIKE A LIGHT
OR END IN THE DARK
GIVE IT ALL OR NOTHING
WE DON`T NEED ANOTHER HERO
WE DON`T NEED TO KNOW THE WAY HOME
ALL WE WANT IS LIFE BEYOND
THUNDERDOME
I just continue to be astonished that the leadership of the Democratic party up until now really thought that force-feeding an incredibly contentious bill chock full of payouts, and organized with backdoor meetings and concessions to special interests groups in a time when EVERYBODY is looking at this bill was going to fly. I'll say it again -- it just boggles my mind. Obviously they, to date, have made a gargantuan error of judgment. Why that is I can arrive at only one conclusion -- supreme arrogance coupled with healthy side dose of stupidity. Did they really think closed door meetings that everybody knew about weren't going to tip off those of us with brains that something was rotten in the State of Denmark??
I was delighted today to read headlines like this "Pelosi: House lacks votes to OK Senate Bill". If we're going to have pass this monstrosity let's at least pretend to take into consideration both sides of the coin. I would also love to see a third party come in and really knock a few politicians on both sides of the aisle on their proverbial butts. The third party would more than likely result in the real reason I'm delighted about this result -- a Senate that is not filibuster proof. I did not want a filibuster proof Senate when Bush was office, and I don't want one while Obama is in office. In short, I don't want a filibuster proof Senate. I especially don't want a filibuster proof Senate of the same political affiliation as the boob occupying the White House. Here's why:
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it~ William Pitt
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